HyperDic: hominid

English > 2 senses of the word *hominid*:
NOUN	animal	hominid	a primate of the family Hominidae
ADJECTIVE	all	hominid, hominian	characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures

hominid > pronunciation
Sounds	hhaa'mahnihd
Rhymes	abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd...

English > *hominid*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures.
Synonym	hominian
Broader	human	Having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings
Nouns	hominid	a primate of the family Hominidae

English > *hominid*: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaning	A primate of the family Hominidae.
Member of	Hominidae, family Hominidae	modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man
Narrower	Javanthropus, genus Javanthropus	former genus of primitive man
	Pithecanthropus, Pithecanthropus erectus, genus Pithecanthropus	former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus
	Sinanthropus, genus Sinanthropus	genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned
	Sivapithecus	fossil primates found in India
	australopithecine	Any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus
	dryopithecine	Considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humans
	homo, man, human being, human	Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
Broader	primate	Any placental mammal of the order Primates
Spanish	homínido
Catalan	homínid
Adjectives	hominid	characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures

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